I was very happy with the selections of coupons in today’s paper, particularly the Raleigh News and Observer. My Raleigh paper had three inserts- 2 Smart Source and one Red Plum, while my Wilmington paper only had one Red Plum. As we’ve all seen, this can vary from store to store, even within a city, so let me know if you saw something different.

Wow! As you can see, you would miss out on quite a few of the coupons if you only get the Wilmington paper. The Ball Park coupons are awesome, particularly if you use them with this week’s Meal Deal. It would bring the cost down to only $4.89 for the entire meal! Also, Nutrigrain Bars are on sale this week EVIC for $1.97, so if you use the coupon above you would get them for $1.47 each.

Let’s move on to the Smart Source inserts, which for me were only in the Raleigh papers.

This week there are supposed to be two inserts in each newspaper- one Red Plum and one Smart Source. However, I looked through many papers and only found one Red Plum in my Raleigh News and Observer. I was disappointed, as the Smart Source in the bigger cities this week was supposed to be really good. I did find both a Smart Source and a Red Plum in my Wilmington paper.

Good morning! Daylight savings time had me missing in action last week! I got up late and by the time I arrived to the store there were no Raleigh papers left! So I did not do a review last week.

This week I was up and at it again and I found two inserts in each newspaper- both had a Red Plum and a Smart Source. As usual, the Raleigh newspaper had more of a variety than the Wilmington paper but you can decide for yourself if it’s worth the extra hassle of going for the Raleigh paper today! Below are what coupons I saw in each.

As you can see, the Wilmington Red Plum was pretty sparse; however, neither was too exciting for me this week as I noticed they were loaded with pet food coupons and hair and make up product coupons that I do not use. Maybe you do, though! On do the Smart Source!

The Wilmington paper did have two coupons that were not included in the Raleigh paper- Shredded Wheat and Grape Nuts! So if you want those coupons be sure to get the Wilmington paper. Otherwise, Raleigh definitely has more coupons.

Good morning! It’s the first of the month and that means one thing- lots of coupons in the Sunday paper. People were up and out early, too. By the time I got there (7:45) most of the Raleigh papers were gone. I checked another gas station and they were already sold out.

Raleigh was supposed to have all three inserts- Red Plum, P&G and Smart Source. Mine, however, did not have the Smart Source and I checked many papers. My Wilmington Star News had all three inserts in it, albeit thinner versions.

This morning I found two inserts in both cities’ newspapers. Both papers had the Pepsico Moments to Save inserts and they also had a Smart Source Insert. Let’s take a look at what each insert contained.

Good morning! There was an arctic blast that came through last night so at the time I normally get my newspapers, around 6 a.m., the temperature outside was around 24 degrees! Brrrr! I was enjoying being snuggled up in my bed.

Today my Raleigh News and Observer had two different coupon inserts- one Red Plum and one Smart Source. My Wilmington Star News only had a Smart Source insert. I thought it would have both, so I was a bit surprised to see that.

Let’s compare the two Smart Source inserts from each newspaper.

The Wilmington Smart Source insert had coupons for the following items:

Unless you can find a Wilmington paper with the Red Plum insert, I would definitely try to get the Raleigh paper. Even if your Wilmington paper does have a Red Plum, the Raleigh paper had more coupons in the Smart Source insert, too, so it’s the better bet this week!

Well, I hope you have your scissors ready because it’s going to be one of THOSE mornings!

Both the Raleigh and the Wilmington newspapers contained four inserts for me- 1 Proctor and Gamble, 1 Smart Source, and 2 Red Plum, inserts. The Proctor and Gamble inserts are both the same. At first glance, the Wilmington inserts definitely felt thinner than the Raleigh inserts, especially the Red Plums. Let’s take a closer look.

This week there were two inserts in both newspapers for me. I had a Red Plum and a Smart Source in each paper. At first glance, the Wilmington Star News inserts feel thinner; let’s take a look and see which actually had more coupons.

This morning both my Raleigh Newspaper and my Wilmington newspaper had one Smart Source Insert. At first glance they appear to be very similar but the Raleigh feels thicker. Both papers had a nice selection of useful coupons, too!

The Wilmington paper was much thinner. It did not contain the New York Products coupons, Tabasco, Glade, Kraft Cheese, Lysol no-touch, Colgate, Dreamfields Pasta, Dean’s Dips, Purina, Friskies, Ortega, Fruity Pebbles, Scrubbin Bubbles, and possibly a few others that I may have missed. It is definitely thinner with more ads.

Overall, I would say to definitely get the Raleigh paper this week if you can! The Wilmington isn’t bad and still offers some great coupons but you will get more for your money with the Raleigh paper!

You know Christmas and New Years is near when there are no more coupons!

According to Southern Savers, there should not be any more coupons until January. I know this is disappointing to some of you, but take the time to clean out and organize your binders and oh, yes, RELAX and enjoy the holidays!

The good news is that when the coupons return in January, there are supposed to be lots of inserts filled with coupons!

Until 2012……..I’ll be doing posts here and there and also don’t forget the Delly’s Deals Coupon Binder drawing that’s coming up on Wednesday evening! “Like” Dellys Deals on Facebook for your chance to win a Deluxe Couponing Binder of your choice, with all the accessories!

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